Senior Staff Nurse - SACT Outpatient Service (Fixed Term 9 Months)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area
Oncology - Chemotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
9 months (Fixed Term/Secondment contract 25/05/2026 to 28/02/2027)
Hours
Full time hours per week (variable shifts)
Job ref
PCG
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/03/2026 23:59
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ' Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'.
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We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job Overview
Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (SACT Outpatients)
This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 9 months (25/05/2026 to 28/02/2027) to cover maternity leave.
Due to staff development within our team, we have an exciting opening for a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our highly skilled and knowledgeable SACT outpatients team.
The service covers units at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Bracknell Healthspace and West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham.
We are open Monday-Friday; 08:30-18:30.
Informal visits are highly encouraged; for further information please contact Lead SACT Nurse Abby Freeman ()
Additionally, if you are looking to start a career in oncology and wish to discuss band 5 opportunities, please do get in contact.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced nurse with a recent history of SACT administration to join our SACT outpatients team for a period of 12 months. The applicant should be skilled in venepuncture and cannulation and be proficient in using CVAD's. In addition, they will have completed an accredited SACT course/UKONs Passport or equivalent.
The successful applicant will be able to lead services with a caring, patient-centered approach to the treatment they deliver, and be able to work independently and as part of a team.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
Our "CARE" values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
1/ To provide integrated clinical leadership to a team of nurses within outpatient SACT in order to care for patients with cancer to the highest possible standard and develop practice with the support of the SACT unit manager.
2/ The post-holder will work as a skilled practitioner and will be responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group.
3/ When required the post-holder will manage the SACT unit on a day-to-day basis reporting to the SACT unit manager.
4/ To assume responsibility for the operational management of staff and resources in order to provide a safe environment; in the absence of the SACT unit manager, taking a lead in a specific aspect of ward management.
5/ To act as an expert in SACT delivery and patient assessment relevant to this patient group.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
Registered Adult Nurse (Pt 1/2)
Completion of UKONS SACT passport or equivalent
Desirable criteria
Advanced Communications Course
Post-graduate cancer qualification
ILS
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience of SACT administration
Experience of Leadership/Management and Specialty Development
Post-qualification Oncology/Haematology experience
Experience of mentoring, facilitating, teaching, assessing and/or coaching
Desirable criteria
Experience of involvement in successful Change Management
Experience of working on a SACT outpatient unit
We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Staff Benefits
Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
NHS pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Money Advice Service
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
On-site nursery (based at RBH)
Full educational library services
Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
Bus to work scheme
Excellent rail and bus links
A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
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Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Candidates to be capped at 25 applications per 1WTE position to be recruited
Documents to download
Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 192.4KB)
Staff Benefits (PDF, 139.1KB)
Probation Policy & Procedure (PDF, 559.4KB)
Behaviours Framework 2022 (PDF, 2.9MB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
Name
Abby Freeman
Job title
Lead SACT Nurse
Email address
Telephone number
LNKD1_UKTJ